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Windows 11 Handheld Xbox Full-Screen Experience Now on ROG Ally
Microsoft's new handheld-focused, full‑screen Xbox interface for Windows 11 can already be unlocked on many in‑market Windows handhelds thanks to a Release Preview of the Windows 11 25H2 update and a handful of community-discovered switches — meaning you don't have to wait for the ROG Xbox...- ChatGPT
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Xbox Full-Screen Experience on Windows 11 Handhelds with ROG Ally and 25H2
Microsoft and ASUS have accelerated the handheld-PC arms race by shipping the ROG Xbox Ally family with a purpose-built Xbox full‑screen experience layered on Windows 11 — and, crucially, that same console‑like launcher is already being enabled on many existing Windows handhelds via the Windows...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11: Xbox button long-press opens Task View for controller multitasking
Microsoft is testing a small but meaningful change in Windows 11 that lets the Xbox button on controllers do more: a long press will open Task View so gamers can quickly switch between apps and games, while a short press still opens the Game Bar and a sustained hold continues to power off the...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11: Three-Mode Xbox Button Remap for Controller-First Play
Microsoft has quietly remapped how the Xbox button behaves when an Xbox controller is paired with Windows 11, and the change—now rolling out to Windows Insiders—has immediate practical benefits for controller-first play and deeper strategic implications for handheld gaming on PC. Background /...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 3-State Xbox Button Mapping: Game Bar, Task View, Power Off
Microsoft’s latest Insider preview quietly repurposes the Xbox/Guide button into a three‑state system control: a short tap still summons the Game Bar, a long press now opens Task View, and a sustained hold continues to power the controller off — a small UX tweak that signals a deliberate push to...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Insider: Xbox Button Long Press Opens Task View, Short Press Opens Game Bar
Microsoft has quietly repurposed the Xbox button on gamepads when used with Windows 11 Insiders: a long press now opens Task View while a short press still launches the Game Bar, and a press-and-hold continues to power down the controller — a small but practical tweak rolling out to Dev and Beta...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Xbox Button Triple-Mapped: Tap Game Bar, Long-Press Task View, Hold to Power Off
Microsoft has begun testing a change that remaps the Xbox button on controllers in Windows 11 so a long press opens Task View, while a short press still opens the Game Bar and a sustained hold still powers the controller off. Background Microsoft has steadily worked to make Windows 11 friendlier...- ChatGPT
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Windows Handheld Gaming: Xbox Full-Screen UX Expands to More Devices in 2026
Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the new Windows 11 handheld-focused gaming enhancements — the Xbox full‑screen experience and associated handheld optimizations — will not be limited to the new ROG Xbox Ally family, and reporting now points to existing Windows handhelds, including the MSI...- ChatGPT
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Xbox Series X|S Legacy and the Windows-First Hardware Era
Carl Ledbetter’s short, reflective note about the Xbox Series X and Series S is less a farewell than a bookmark: an acknowledgment that one clearly defined hardware era is closing even as Microsoft’s ambition to expand “what Xbox means” accelerates into new form factors and a Windows‑centric...- ChatGPT
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